The television genre book. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Glen Creeber.
• Editors: Creeber, Glen, 1962-
• Other Names: British Film Institute.
• Contents: Introduction: what is genre? -- Genre theory / Glen Creeber -- Studying genre / Steve Neale -- Television and genre / Steve Neale -- Genre development: Henri Focillon's Four stages of evolution / Terry Bailey -- The uses and limitations of genre / Graeme Turner -- Genre, hybridity and mutation / Graeme Turner -- Life on Mars: genre hybridity with a twist / Robin Nelson -- Genre and format / Glen Creeber -- Genre study: beyond the text / Jason Mittell -- Lost / Jason Mittell -- Studying television drama / Robin Nelson -- The crime series / Mareike Jenner -- The Sopranos / Glen Creeber -- The detective series / Mareike Jenner -- Dexter / Mareike Jenner -- Sherlock / Mareike Jenner and Lisa Richards -- The police procedural / Lez Cooke -- CSI / Glen Creeber -- The wire / Mareike Jenner -- The action series / Toby Miller -- 24 / Glen Creeber -- Homeland / Lisa Richards -- The western / William Boddy -- Deadwood / Glen Creeber -- Teen drama / Rachel Moseley -- Glee/skins / Rachel Moseley -- Hospital drama / Jason Jacobs -- Grey's anatomy / Mareike Jenner -- House, M.D. / Mareike Jenner -- Drama-documentary / John Corner -- Cathy come home/The day after / John Corner -- Costume drama / Robin Nelson -- Jane Austin adaptations / Robin Nelson -- Downton Abbey / Glen Creeber -- Telefantasy / Catherine Johnson -- Buffy the vampire slayer / Catherine Johnson -- Game of thrones / Helen Wheatley -- Science fiction / Luke Hockley -- Star Trek / Luke Hockley -- The x-files / Catherine Johnson -- Doctor Who / Matt Hills -- Postmodern drama / Adrian Page -- Twin Peaks / Adrian Page -- Ally McBeal / Robin Nelson -- Heroes / Glen Creeber -- Studying soap opera / Anna McCarthy -- Dallas / Glen Creeber -- Realism and soap opera / Anna McCarthy -- Soul city / Anna McCarthy -- EastEnders / Glen Creeber -- Soap operas and their audiences / John Tulloch -- A country practice / John Tulloch -- The telenovela / Thomas Tufte -- Brazillian telenovelas / Thomas Tufte -- Studying comedy / Brett Mills -- Humour theory / Brett Mills -- Comedy and 'child-directed speech' / Ian Wilkie -- The sketch show / Steve Neale -- Monty Python's flying circus / Steve Neale -- Stand-up comedy / Ian Wilkie -- Situation comedy, part 1 / John Hartley -- The unruly woman sitcom / Jane Feuer -- Situation comedy, part 2 / Jane Feuer -- Sex and the city / Glen Creeber -- The 'gay' and 'queer' sitcom / Jane Feuer -- Will and Grace / Jane Feuer -- Contemporary sitcom: 'comedy vérité' / Brett Mills -- The office/BrassEye / Brett Mills -- The panel show / Brett Mills -- QI / Brett Mills -- Children's television as genre / Jason Mittell -- Studying children's television / Máire Messenger Davies -- Horrible histories / Lisa Richards -- The child audience / Máire Messenger Davies -- Pre-schoolers: a special audience / Máire Messenger Davies -- Sesame Street / Glen Creeber -- Moral panics / Paul Wells -- Teletubbies / Paul Wells -- Children and advertising / Merris Griffiths -- Studying television news / Justin Lewis -- "The propaganda model of news': Herman and Chomsky / Justin Lewis -- The Glasgow Media Group / Jackie Harrison -- Analysing television news / Justin Lewis -- How to analyse a tv news programme / John Hartley -- Constructing news values / Jackie Harrison -- Gatekeeper studies / Jackie Harrison -- Objectivity and television news / Jackie Harrison -- The aesthetics of twenty-four-hour news / Glen Creeber -- The BBC and impartiality / Jackie Harrison -- The globalisation of television news / John Hartley -- Cable news network (CNN) / John Hartley -- Citizen journalism / Jackie Harrison -- Al-Jazeera / Jackie Harrison -- Studying documentary / John Corner -- Big fat gypsy weddings / Glen Creeber -- Form and content in documentary study / John Corner -- Documentary realism / John Corner -- Observational ('fly-on-the-wall') documentary / Stella Bruzzi -- New reflexive documentary: 'The Broomfield film' / Stella Bruzzi -- Educational programming / K.J. Donnelly -- Discovery Channel and Walking with dinosaurs / K.J. Donnelly -- Natural history programming / Brett Mills -- Planet earth / Brett Mills -- The travelogue / Glen Creeber -- Introduction / Jon Dovey -- Big Brother / Jon Dovey -- Studying reality tv / Annette Hill -- Audiences and reality tv / Annette Hill -- Docusoaps / Stella Bruzzi -- The Osbournes / Glen Creeber -- Reality talent shows -- Strictly come dancing / Annette Hill -- Constructed reality shows / Glen Creeber -- The only way is Essex / Glen Creeber -- Makeover shows / Annette Hill -- Supernanny / Annette Hill -- The great British bake off / Lisa Richards -- Studying animation / Paul Wells -- TV animation: a brief overview / Paul Wells -- TV anime and Japanese aesthetics / Paul Wells -- Children's cartoons / Paul Wells -- Cartoon controversies / Paul Wells -- Adult animation / K.J. Donnelly -- Adult swim / Paul Wells -- The Simpsons and South Park / K.J. Donnelly -- The populist debate / Toby Miller -- The quiz show / William Boddy -- Who wants to be a millionaire? / William Boddy -- The celebrity talk show / Jane Shattuc -- The tonight show / Jane Shattuc -- The confessional talk show / Jane Shattuc -- The Oprah Winfrey show / Jane Shattuc -- Sport / Rod Brookes / The super bowl / Rod Brookes -- Music on television / K.J. Donnelly -- Music television (MTV) / K.J. Donnelly -- Ordinary television / Frances Bonner -- Daytime TV / John Hartley -- Advertising / Daniel Chandler -- The Levi's 501 'launderette' commercial / Daniel Chandler -- QVC / Glen Creeber -- Conclusion: genre and video on demand / Mareike Jenner.
• Edition: 3rd edition
• Publisher Details: London : BFI, Palgrave
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 244 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 791.45/6; Culture-Study and teaching; Television program genres; Motion pictures and television; Television program genres; Performing Arts -- General; Film, TV & radio; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1844578984; 9781844578986
• Related ISBNs: 1844575268; 1844575276; 9781844575275; 9781844575268
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-234) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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